Acton, John Francis Edward (Sir) (1736 - 1811)

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Officer of the Navy, statesman and founder of the first modern naval dockyard of the world. Of English origin, lived and operated for the main part of his live in Italy and mainly in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.

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Acton, John Francis Edward (Sir)

Lebenslauf

* 03.06.1736	Besançon (Francia)	born
1779		He undertook the the reorganisation of the Neapolitan navy.
1783	Castellammare di Stabia	Founded the royal dockyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Napoli) that is the first modern naval dockyard of the world.
1789		Was appointed “Segretario di Stato”, literally Secretary of State burt corresponding to a Prime Minister in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
† 12.08.1811	Palermo	dead

Sammlungen

		Frühe Neuzeit von ca. 1500-1780
		Industrielle Revolution von ca. 1780-1850

Bilder

Plan of the dockyard after the extension of 1839.

Extension works at the beginning of the XIX Century

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DMG-Lib		https://www.dmg-lib.org/dmglib/handler?biogr=16128004
Europeana		http://www.europeana.eu/portal/record/2020801/dmglib_handler_biogr_16128004.html

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